[Cross validity of the UCLA Loneliness Scale factorization].
Loneliness is an unpleasant experience that takes place when a person's network of social relationships is significantly deficient in quality and quantity, and it is associated with negative feelings. Loneliness is a fundamental construct that provides information about several psychological processes, especially in the clinical setting. It is well known that this construct is related to isolation and emotional loneliness. One of the most well-known psychometric instruments to measure loneliness is the revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, which has been factorized in several populations. A controversial issue related to the UCLA Loneliness Scale is its factor structure, because the test was first created based on a unidimensional structure; however, subsequent research has proved that its structure may be bipolar or even multidimensional. In the present work, the UCLA Loneliness Scale was completed by two populations: Spanish and Italian undergraduate university students. Results show a multifactorial structure in both samples. This research presents a theoretically and analytically coherent bifactorial structure.
Borges
Africa
A
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain. aborges@ull.es
Prieto
Pedro
P
Ricchetti
Giacinto
G
Hernández-Jorge
Carmen
C
Rodríguez-Naveiras
Elena
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires